What do Shalini Shetty, 29, and Shakila Banu, 30, have in common? Well, both are entrepreneurs. Shetty is into trading and Banu into catering. Shetty…
Month: November 2017
Let’s hope no NPA iceberg hits any Titanic in Indian banking
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Subir Gokarn compared banks’ bad loans or the non-performing assets (NPAs) with cancer—if not treated early, the…
Fifty days in the life of a bank’s branch manager
9 January 2017 This is from the diary of a branch manager of an Indian bank. He lives in the Mumbai suburbs, takes a local…
That dreaded word: Resign
On 15 September 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy. Investors rushed to sell the stock of ICICI Bank Ltd, which had a small…
Why do ministers ask for RBI rate cuts? What does Banks Board Bureau do?
Last week’s Banker’s Trust on the state of affairs in India’s government-owned banks elicited mixed response from the readers. Many have enjoyed the fun piece…
PSU banks: Past imperfect, present tense, future uncertain
Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s big bang Rs2.11 trillion bank recapitalisation announcement has led to a string of debates, discussions and unending speculation on the future…